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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Scott, Bruce R.
Titre(s) : Capitalism [Texte électronique] : its origins and evolution as a system of governance / Bruce R. Scott
Publication : New York : Springer, cop. 2011
Description matérielle : 1 ressource dématérialisée
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"Two systems of governance, capitalism and democracy, prevail in the world today.
Operating in partly overlapping domains, these systems influence and transform each
other, but the nature of this interaction is often misunderstood -- largely because
capitalism has not been recognized as a system of governance. Rejecting the simple
definition "capitalism = actions of firms in markets," Harvard's Bruce R. Scott offers
instead a conception of capitalism as a three-level system akin to organized sports,
in which games (markets) are conducted according to rules administered by referees
(regulators), which in turn are shaped and directed by sports' governing bodies (political
authorities). Tracing the evolution of capitalism from a variety of perspectives,
Scott shows how governance has always been key to the system. Historically, capitalism
was not a natural outgrowth of trade; it could not have emerged without political
authorization for the creation of markets for land, labor, and capital. Urgently needing
funds for military defense, regimes ceded some power to a new class of economic actors,
spelling out their rights and responsibilities with corporate charters. The United
States Constitution was anomalous in reserving to individual states the power to grant
such charters, with the result that states compete to offer firms the least regulation.
The Constitution also gave exceptional powers to the Supreme Court, which has interpreted
the Constitution as mandating laissez-faire policies. It is impossible to adequately
understand capitalism without understanding the role played by governance. This book
challenges the notion of a "universal" model of capitalism, particularly one based
on the US system, and illuminates the broader frameworks upon which markets depend."--Publisher's
website
Sujet(s) : Capitalisme -- Histoire
Histoire économique
Économie du développement
Croissance endogène (économie politique)
Indice(s) Dewey :
330.122 (23e éd.) = Économie de la libre entreprise
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781461418795
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44664449q
Notice n° :
FRBNF44664449
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : The theory of capitalism. Prologue: Chestertown, Maryland, as an "English" Village
; Introduction ; The concept of Capitalism ; Capitalism and democracy ; Alternative
models of capitalism ; The origins and evolution of capitalism, 1400-1830. Prologue:
the mystery of governance ; Creating capitalism in Europe, 1400-1820 ; From feudalism
to oligarchy in Latin America, 1500-1830 ; Creating capitalism and democracy in the
United States 1630-1830 ; Political obstacles to capitalist development. Prologue:
the Arizona market: a case study in "nation"-building ; Italy as "one country, two
systems" ; The United States as "one country, two systems" ; The economic strategies
of capitalist systems. Prologue: economic strategies ; Import substitution as an
economic strategy ; The Washington consensus ; Neo-mercantilist or enhanced mobilization
strategies ; The evolution of US capitalism and democracy 1830-2009. Prologue: transformations
in the governance if US capitalism 1830-193
